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1、ContentsIntroduction4Test110Test233Test356Test481GeneralTraining:ReadingandWritingTestA104GeneralTraining:ReadingandWritingTestB117Tapescripts1301.isteningandReadingAnswerKeys152ModelandsampleanswersforWritingtasks162Sampleanswersheets174Acknowledgements176IntroductionTheInternationalEnglishLanguage
2、TestingSystem(IELTS)iswidelyrecognisedasareliablemeansofassessingthelanguageabilityofcandidateswhoneedtostudyorworkwhereEnglishisthelanguageofcommunication.ThesePracticeTestsaredesignedtogivefutureIELTScandidatesanideaofwhethertheirEnglishisattherequiredlevel.IELTSisownedbythreepartners,theUniversit
3、yofCambridgeESOLExaminations,theBritishCouncilandIDPEducationPtyLimited(throughitssubsidiarympanylIELTSAustraliaPtyLimited).FurtherinformationonIELTScanbefoundontheIELTSwebsite(www.ielts.org).WHATISTHETESTFORMAT?IELTSnsistsofsixmponents.AllcandidatestakethesameListeningandSpeakingtests.Thereisachoic
4、eofReadingandWritingtestsaccordingtowhetheracandidateistakingtheAcademicorGeneralTrainingmodule.AcademicForcandidateswishingtostudyatundergraduateorpostgraduatelevels,andforthoseseekingprofessionalregistration.GeneralTrainingForcandidateswishingtomigratetoanEnglish-speakingutry(Australia,Canada.NewZ
5、ealand,UK),andforthosewishingtotrainorstudyatbelowdegreelevel.Thetestcomponentsaretakeninthefollowingorder:1.istening4sections,40itemsapproximately30minutesAcademicReading3sections,40items60minutesorGeneralTrainingReading3sections,40items60minutesAcademicWriting2tasks60minutesorGeneralTrainingWritin
6、g2tasks60minutesSpeaking11to14minutesTotalTestTime2hours44minutesListeningThistestconsistsoffoursections,eachwithtenquestions.Thefirsttwosectionsareconcernedwithsocialneeds.Thefirstsectionisaconversationbetweentwospeakersandthesecondsectionisamonologue.Thefinaltwosectionsarecornedwithsituationsrelat
7、edtoeducationalortrainingcontexts.Thethirdsectionisaconversationbetweenuptofourpeopleandthefourthsectionisamologu.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,matching,plamapdiagramlabelling,formcompletion,notempletion,tablecompletion,flow-chart8mpletion,summarycompletion,sentencempletion,
8、short-answerquestions.Candidatesheartherecordingonceonlyandanswerthequestionsastheylisten.Tenminutesareallowedattheendforcandidatestotransfertheiranswerstotheanswersheet.AcademicReadingThistestnsistsofthreesectionswith40questions.Therearethreetexts,whicharetakenfromjournals,tks,magazinesandnewspaper
9、s.Thetextsareontopicsofgeneralinterest.Atleastonetextcontainsdetailedlogicalargument.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,identifyinginformation(True/FaIseZNotGiven),identifyingwriter,sviews/claims(Yes/No/NotGiven),matchinginformation,matchingheadings,matchingfeatures,matchingsente
10、nceendings,sentencecompletion,summarycompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,diagramlabelcompletion,short-answerquestions.GeneralTrainingReadingThislestconsistsofthreesectionswith40questions.Thetextsaretakenfromnotices,advertisements,leaflets,newspapers,instructionmanuals,bksa
11、ndmagazines.ThefirstsectioncontainstextsrelevanttobasiclinguisticsurvivalinEnglish,withtasksmainlyconcernedwithprovidingfactualinformation.Thesendsectionfocusesontheworkcontextandinvolvestextsofmorecomplexlanguage.Thethirdsectioninvolvesreadingmoreextendedtexts,withamorecomplexstructure,butwiththeem
12、phasisondescriptiveandinstructiveratherthanargumentativetexts.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,identifyinginformation(True/False/NotGiven),identifyingwriter,sviews/claims(Yes/No/NotGiven),matchinginformation,matchingheadings,matchingfeatures,matchingsentenceendings,sentencecomp
13、letion,summarycompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,diagramlabelcompletion,short-answerquestions.AcademicWritingThistestconsistsoftwotasks.Itissuggestedthatcandidatesspendabout20minutesonTask1,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast150words,and40minutesonTask2,whichrequiresthemtowri
14、teatleast250words.Task2ntributestwiceasmuchasTask1totheWritingscore.Task1requirescandidatestolkatadiagramorsomedata(graph,tableorchart)andtopresenttheinformationintheirownwords.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoorganise,presentandpossiblycomparedata,describethestagesofaprocess,describeanobjectorevent,o
15、rexplainhowsomethingworks.InTask2candidatesarepresentedwithapointofview,argumentorproblem.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytopresentasolutiontotheproblem,presentandjustifyanopinion,compareandcontrastevidenceandopinions,andevaluateandchallengeideas,evidenceorarguments.Candidatesarealsoassessedontheirabil
16、itytowriteinanappropriatestyle.GeneralTrainingWritingThistestconsistsoftwotasks.Itissuggestedthatcandidatesspendabout20minutesonTask1,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast150words,and40minutesonTask2,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast250words.Task2ntributstwiceasmuchasTask1totheWritingscore.InTask1candidates
17、areaskedtorespondtoagivensituationwithaletterrequestinginformationorexplainingthesituation.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoengageinpersonalcorrespondence,elicitandprovidegeneralfactualinformation,expressneeds,wants,likesanddislikes,expressopinions,mplaints,etc.InTask2candidatesarepresentedwithapointo
18、fview,argumentorproblem.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoprovidegeneralfactualinformation,outlineaproblemandpresentasolution,presentandjustifyanopinion,andevaluateandchallengeideas,evidenceorarguments.Candidatesarealsoassessedontheirabilitytowriteinanappropriatestyle.MoreinformationonassessingboththeA
19、cademicandGeneralTrainingWritingtests,includingWritingBandDescriptors(publicversion),isavailableontheIELTSwebsite.SpeakingThistesttakesbetween11and14minutesandisconductedbyatrainedexaminer.Therearethreeparts:Part1Thecandidateandtheexaminerintroducethemselves.Candidatesthenanswergeneralquestionsabout
20、themselves,theirhome/family,theirjob/studies,theirinterestsandawiderangeofsimilarfamiliartopicareas.Thispartlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.Part2Thecandidateisgivenataskcardwithpromptsandisaskedtotalkonaparticulartopic.Thecandidatehasoneminutetoprepareandtheycanmakesomenotesiftheywishlbeforespeakingf
21、orbetweenoneandtwominutes.Theexaminerthenasksoneortwoquestionsonthesametopic.Part3TheexaminerandthecandidateengageinadiscussionofmoreabstractissueswhicharethematicallylinkedtothetopicinPart2.Thediscussionlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.TheSpeakingtestassesseswhethercandidatescancommunicateeffectively
22、inEnglish.TheassessmenttakesintoacuntFluencyandCoherence,LexicalResource,GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy,andPronunciation.MoreinformationonassessingtheSpeakingtest,includingSpeakingBandDescriptors(publicversion),isavailableontheIELTSwebsite.HOWISIELTSSCORED?IELTSresultsarereportedonanine-bandscale.Inadd
23、itiontothescoreforoveralllanguageability,IELTSprovidesasrintheformofaprofileforeachofthefourskills(Listening,Reading,WritingandSpeaking).Thesescoresarealsoreportedonanine-bandscale.AllscoresarerecordedontheTestReportFormalongwithdetailsofthecandidatesnationality,firstlanguageanddateofbirth.EachOvera
24、llBandSrecorrespondstoadescriptivestatementwhichgivesasummaryoftheEnglishlanguageabilityofacandidateclassifiedatthatlevel.Theninebandsandtheirdescriptivestatementsareasfollows:9ExpertUser一Hasfullyoperationalcommandofthelanguage:appropriate,accurateandfluentwithcompleteunderstanding.8VeryGoodUser-Has
25、fullyoperationalcommandofthelanguagewithonlyoccasionalunsystematicinaccuraciesandInappropriacies.Misunderstandingsmayoccurinunfamiliarsituations.Handlescomplexdetailedargumentationwell.7GoodUser-Hasoperationalcommandofthelanguage,thoughwithoccasionalinaccuracies,Inappropriaciesandmisunderstandingsin
26、somesituations.Generallyhandlescomplexlanguagewellandunderstandsdetailedreasoning.6CompetentUser-Hasgenerallyeffectivecommandofthelanguagedespitesomeinaccuracies,Inappropriaciesandmisunderstandings.Canuseandunderstandfairlycomplexlanguage,particularlyinfamiliarsituations.5ModestUser-Haspartialcomman
27、dofthelanguage,copingwithoverallmeaninginmostsituations,thoughislikelytomakemanymistakes.Shouldbeabletohandlebasiccommunicationinownfield.4LimitedUser-Basiccompetenceislimitedtofamiliarsituations.Hasfrequentproblemsinunderstandingandexpression,/snotabletousecomplexlanguage.3ExtremelyLimitedUser-Conv
28、eysandunderstandsonlygeneralmeaninginveryfamiliarsituations.Frequentbreakdownsincommunicationoccur.2IntermittentUser-Norealcommunicationispossibleexceptforthemostbasicinformationusingisolatedwordsorshortformulaeinfamiliarsituationsandtomeetimmediateneeds.Hasgreatdifficultyunderstandingspokenandwritt
29、enEnglish.1NonUser-Essentiallyhasnoabilitytousethelanguagebeyondpossiblyafewisolatedwords.ODidnotattemptthetest-Noassessableinformationprovided.MostuniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedKingdom,Australia,NewZealand,CanadaandtheUSAacceptanIELTSOverallBandSreof6.0-7.0forentrytoacademicprogrammes.MARKINGTH
30、EPRACTICETESTS1.isteningandReadingTheAnswerKeysareonpages152-161.EachquestionintheListeningandReadingtestsisworthonemark,Questionswhichrequireletter/RomannumeralanswersForquestionswheretheanswersarelettersorRomannumerals,youshouldwriteonlythenumberofanswersrequired.Forexample,iftheanswerisasinglelet
31、terornumeralyoushouldwriteonlyoneanswer.Ifyouhavewrittenmorelettersornumeralsthanarerequired,theanswermustbemarkedwrong.QuestionswhichrequireanswersintheformofwordsOrnumbersAnswersmaybewritteninupperorlowercase.Wordsinbracketsareoptional-theyarerrect,butnotnecessary.Alternativeanswersareseparatedbya
32、slash(/).Ifyouareaskedtowriteananswerusingacertainnumberofwordsand/or(a)number(s)lyouwillbepenalisedifyouexceedthis.Forexample,ifaquestionspecifiesananswerusingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSandtherrectanswerisblackleather8at,theanswer,coatofblackleather*isincorrect.Inquestionswhereyouareexpectedtocompleteagap
33、,youshouldtransferonlythenecessarymissingword(s)ontotheanswersheet.Forexample,tocompleteinthe.,andtherrectansweris,morning,jtheanswer,ithemorningwouldbeincorrect.Allanswersrequirecorrectspelling(includingwordsinbrackets).BothUSandUKspellingareacceptableandareincludedintheAnswerKey.Allstandardalterna
34、tivesfornumbers,datesandcurrenciesareacceptable,Allstandardabbreviationsareacceptable.YouWillfindadditionalnotesaboutindividualanswersintheAnswerKey.WritingThemodelandsampleanswersareonpages162-173.ItisnotpossibleforyoutogiveyourselfamarkfortheWritingtasks.ForTask2inTests1and3,andTask1inTests2and4,a
35、ndforTask1inGeneralTrainingTestAandTask2inGeneralTrainingTestB.wehaveprovidedmodelanswers(writtenbyanexaminer).Itisimportanttonotethattheseshowjustonewayofcompletingthetask,outofmanypossibleapproaches.ForTask1inTests1and3,andTask2inTests2and4,andforTask2inGeneralTrainingTestAandTask1inGeneraITrainin
36、gTestB,WehaveprovidedSamPIeanswers(writtenbycandidates),showingtheirscoreandtheexaminerscomments.ThesemodelanswersandsampleanswersWillgiveyouaninsightintowhatisrequiredfortheWritingtestHOWSHOULDYOUINTERPRETYOURSCORES?AttheendofeachListeningandReadingAnswerkeyyouwillfindachartwhichwillhelpyouassesswh
37、ether,onthebasisofyourPracticeTestresults,youarereadytotaketheIELTStest.Ininterpretingyoursre,thereareanumberofpointsyoushouldbearinmind.YourperformanceintherealIELTStestwillbereportedintwoways:therewillbeaBandScorefrom1to9foreachofthemponentsandanOverallBandScorefrom1to9,whichistheaverageofyoursres
38、inthefourcomponents.However,institutionsnsideringyourapplicationareadvisedtolookatboththeOverallBandScoreandtheBandsforeachmponentinordertodeteninewhetheryouhavethelanguageskillsneededforaparticularcourseofstudy.Forexample,ifyourcoursehasalotofreadingandwriting,butnolectures,listeningskillsmightbele
39、ssimportantandasreof5inListeningmightbeaeptableiftheOverallBandSrewas7.However,foracoursewhichhaslotsoflecturesandspokeninstructions,ascoreof5inListeningmightbeunacceptableeventhoughtheOverallBandScorewas7.Onceyouhavemarkedyourtestsyoushouldhavesomeideaofwhetheryourlisteningandreadingskillsaregooden
40、oughforyoutotrytheIELTStest.Ifyoudidwellenoughinonempoetbutnotinothers,youwillhavetodecideforyourselfwhetheryouarereadytotakethetest.ThePracticeTestshavebeencheckedtoensurethattheyareofapproximatelythesamelevelofdifficultyastherealIELTStest.However,wecannotguaranteethatyoursreinthePracticeTestswillb
41、ereflectedintherealIELTStest.ThePracticeTestscanonlygiveyouanideaofyourpossiblefutureperformanceanditisultimatelyuptoyoutomakedecisionsbasedonyoursre.DifferentinstitutionsacceptdifferentIELTSscoresfordifferenttypesofurses.WehavebasedourrecommendationsOntheaveragesreswhichthemajorityofinstitutionsacc
42、ept.Theinstitutiontowhichyouareapplyingmay,ofrse,requireahigherorlowerscorethanmostotherinstitutions.FurtherinformationFormoreinformationaboutIELTSoranyotherUniversityofCambridgeESOLexamination,writeto:University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations1 Hills RoadCambridgeCB12EUUnited KingdomTelephone: +44 1
43、223 553355 Fax: +44 1223 460278 email: esolhelpdeskcambridgeesol.org http:/www.cambridgeesol.org http:/www.ielts.orgTest11.ISTENINGSECTION1Questions1-10Questions7and2ChoosethecorrectIetterlA,BorC.ExampleInthelibraryGeorgefoundAabook.(三)abrochure.Canewspaper.1InthelobbyofthelibraryGeorgesawAagrouppla
44、yingmusic.Badisplayofinstruments.Cavideoaboutthefestival.2GeorgewantstositatthebacksotheycanAseewell.Bhearclearly.Cpayless.Questions3-10Completetheformbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSANDIORANUMBERforeachanswer.SummermusicfestivalBookingformNAME:ADDRESS:POSTCODE:TELEPHONE:GeorgeO,Neill3Westsea5DateEvent
45、PriceperticketNo.oftickets5JuneInstrumenlalgroup-Guitarrini7.50217JuneSinger(priceincludesthegarden)6222June(AnnaVentura)7.00123JuneSpanishDance&GuitarConcert89NBChildren/Students/SeniorCitizenshave10discountonalltickets.Test7SECTION2Questions11-20Questions1115Completethesentencesbelow.,WriteNOMORET
46、HANTWOWORDSANDIORANUMBERforeachanswer.TheDinosaurMuseum11ThemuseumclosesatPmonMondays.12Themuseumisnotopenon13Schoolgroupsaremetbytourguidesinthe14Thewholevisittakes90minutes,includingminutesfortheguidedtour.15Therearebehindthemuseumwherestudentscanhavelunch.Questions16-18ChooseTHREEletters,A-G.Whic
47、hTHREEthingscanstudentshavewiththeminthemuseum?AfoodBwaterCcamerasDbooksEbagsFpensGworksheetsQuestions19and20ChooseTWOletters,A-E.WhichTWOactivitiescanstudentsdoafterthetouratpresent?AbuildmodeldinosaursBwatchfilmsCdrawdinosaursDfinddinosaureggsEplaycomputergamesTest7SECTION3Questions21-30Questions21-24Choosethecorrectletter,A,BQrC.FieldTripProposal21ThetutorthinksthatSandraproposalAshouldbere-orderedinsomeparts.Bneedsantentspage.Coughttoincludemoreinformation.22TheproposalwouldbeeasiertofollowifSandraAinsertedsubheadings.Busedmoreparagraphs.Cshortenedhersentence
